Dec 06 2006
GUEST: Tom Engelhardt, co-founder of the American Empire Project, and runs the Nation Institute’s TomDispatch.com, author of “Mission Accomplished: Tomdispatch Interviews with American Iconoclasts and Dissenters
A commission on the war in Iraq recommends new and enhanced diplomacy so that the United States can “begin to move its combat forces” out of …
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Dec 06 2006
GUESTS: Aura Bogado, KPFK Training Coordinator, Akeem, Massiel, and Mercedes, students at New Jefferson Continuation High School
Ten students from New Jefferson Continuation High School in Downtown Los Angeles participated in KPFK’s new youth training program called Voices of Tomorrow. The 8 week long program, funded by a grant from the California Technology Foundation, has centered on media literacy, along …
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Dec 06 2006
“If we can invest in a different vision of peaceful coexistence, I think we can change the world, because every problem has a nonviolent answer.” Rigoberta Menchu …
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Dec 05 2006
Uprising has been pre-empted for national live coverage of the Robert Gates confirmation hearing. The program will be back in its usual slot on Wednesday December 6th. …
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Dec 04 2006
“If the wars of this century were fought over oil, the wars of the next century will be fought over water.” — Ismail Serageldin, Vice President of the World Bank. …
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Dec 04 2006
GUESTS: Antonio Padrino, Venezuela General Consul in Houston, Texas, Ruben Barrios, Ministry of Popular Economy, Jorge Marin, election observer and coordinator of the Bolivarian Circle in Boston, Angela Thielen, interpreter
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez cruised to an easy re-election victory in yesterday’s Presidential elections. He has earned another six year term which will take his …
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Dec 04 2006
GUEST: Scott Stedjan, Legislative Secretary for the Friends Committee on National Legislation
More than 10 years ago, a group of Nobel Laureates, led by Costa Rican President Oscar Arias, called for the development of an international code of conduct on arms transfers. According to the Congressional Research Service, the value of all arms transfer agreements …
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Dec 04 2006
GUEST: Victoria Katlan, an organizer with Food and Water Watch
A new report by Food and Water Watch, entitled “The Future of American Water,” profiles the RWE subsidiary American Water. RWE is a giant German owned corporation that purchased the company, American Water in 2003. It’s CEO Harry Roels made a commitment that RWE would …
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Dec 04 2006
GUEST: Rahul Mahajan, author of Full Spectrum Dominance and The New Crusade
Empire Notes are weekly commentaries filed by Rahul Mahajan, author of Full Spectrum Dominance and The New Crusade. Today’s commentary is on the evolving situation in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Empire Notes is online at www.empirenotes.org. …
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Dec 01 2006
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* Mexico: Calderon’s inauguration and the Oaxaca rebellion
* Leftward trend in Latin America continues with Correa’s win in Ecuador
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Former Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis Is Coming To Los Angeles!
Come and hear Varoufakis speak in person on Saturday April 23rd in Pasadena, California, at his ONLY Los Angeles-area event!
WHEN: Saturday April 23rd, Reception at 12 noon, Event at 1 pm
WHERE: Neighborhood Unitarian Universalist Church, 301 N. Orange Grove Blvd, Pasadena, CA 91103
Yanis Varoufakis of the Syriza Party took the European political establishment by storm a year ago when he was appointed Finance Minister of Greece by Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras. Varoufakis is an ……
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